| Show jolin JOHN HANCOCK AS HE APPEARED IN 1782 1282 one who saw ancock hancock II in june 1782 relates that he had the appearance of advanced age ile he had been repeatedly and severely afflicted with gout probably owing in part to the custom 0 of f d drinking ri duncha pun cha ch a common practice in high cid cin circles in those lose iose days As recollected at the time tim e hancock was nearly six feet in height and of 0 thin thio person stopping a little and ap api 1 parent patently ly enfeebled by disease aisea se his manners were very gracious of the old style a dignified compla siance his face had been very handsome dress was adapted ada t e d quite ui e as much to the ornamental as the use useful gentlemen en wore wigs when abroad and commonly caps whan at home at this time about noon hancock was dressed in a red velvet cap within which was one of fine linen the latter was turned up over the lower edge of the velvet V one two or three inches he lf wore a blue damask d go gown w n lined with silk a white stock a white satin embroidered waistcoat waist cost black satin small clothes white silk stockings and red morocco slippers it was a general L practice in genteel families to have a tankard of punch made in the morning and placed on a cooler mho the season required it at this visit hancock took from th the tha cooler standing on the hearth a full tankard and drank first erst himself and then offered offe ered it to those present his equipage was splendid and such as is not customary at this day his apparel was sumptuously embroidered with gold go gasparel silver lace and other decorations fashionable arnon among men of fortune of that period and he drove especially upon public occasions six beautiful bay horses attended by servants in liver ilver livery ile he wore a scarlet coat with ruffles 0 on n his sleeve s aeve which soon became the prevailing fashion ex |
